10 Manga Like Hidamari Sketch — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Hidamari Sketch and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (GA芸術科アートデザインクラス)

by きゆづきさとこ · since 2006 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. A Channel (Aチャンネル)

by 黒田bb · since 2010 · 11 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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3. Three Leaves, Three Colors (三者三葉)

by 荒井チェリー · since 2004 · 14 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: readers who look up this series often move on to it; close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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4. Rakka Ryūsui (落花流水)

by 真田一輝 · since 2006 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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5. Mono (Mono)

by あfろ · since 2018 · 5 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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6. ○-hon no Jūnin (○本の住人)

by kashmir · since 2006 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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7. Convenient Semi-Friend (好都合セミフレンド)

by 千種みのり · since 2024 · 4 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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8. Love Lab (恋愛ラボ)

by 宮原るり · since 2008 · 13 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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9. Tantei Yumemiya Sakura no Kanzenhaiboku (探偵夢宮さくらの完全敗北)

by ちょぼらうにょぽみ · since 2022 · 1 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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10. Himitsu no Hanazono (ひみつの花園)

by 文月今日子 · since 1984 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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